The police reception desk is staffed M-F, 8 am to 4:30 pm, excluding holidays. A lobby phone is available that will be directed to a dispatcher to request police assistance outside of normal business hours and on weekends.

The Police Department partners with the Dakota Communication Center for dispatching services. The DCC encourages the use of 9-1-1 for any situation that requires the response of police, fire, emergency medical personnel. This includes non-emergency situations such as reporting a crime, a traffic situation, or suspicious activity. The dispatcher will ask questions to help assure the proper level of response and that emergencies receive the highest priority. 9-1-1 should not be used for information purposes only. You may contact the DCC at 651--322-2323. For more information visit the DCC website at www.mn-dcc.org.

Yes, parking on any street or highway within the City is prohibited from November 1st through April 1st between the hours of 3:00 am and 6:00 am. Warning notices will be issued beginning October 15th. On November 1st, any vehicle found in violation will be tagged and/or towed to the impound lot.

If the animal is in an area where it is posing a threat to people, please call 911 so an officer can be dispatched to assess the situation. If the animal is not posing an immediate threat, please contact the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at 651-486-9453 for advice.

The use of firearms including BB guns and paintball guns are prohibited except by law enforcement officers in the line of duty, or when used by a person to lawfully defend their person, property or family, or on a licensed shooting range within the City.

You are only required to notify the police if there is an injury related to the crash, or if public property has been damaged. Crashes that result in damage to the vehicles only can be handled by exchanging insurance information. If for any reason you would like an officer to respond, please call 911 or 651-322-2323 and an officer will be dispatched. If the crash has resulted in an injury or in $1,000 combined damage for all vehicles involved, a State of Minnesota Accident Report must be completed. This requirement is in place regardless of whether an officer responded or not. You may obtain the form from the Department of Public Safety: www.dps.state.mn.us

We are unable to take reports of hit and run, identity theft, financial transaction fraud or check forgery reports over the phone. Please come into the Police Department to make this report or call the non-emergency number 651-322-2323 to have an officer dispatched to your location.

THe Police Department doesn't provide restraining orders. You must go to one of the Dakota County Service Centers. Once the restraining order has been issued, the order must be served before it's considered to be in effect. At that point, if the order is violated, the Police can act upon it.

The Police Department can't write a police report on lost property, due to the fact that it isn't a crime. We can however, provide you with an 'incident number' which shows that you've contacted is and we've documented that you lost your phone.

1. Download the application from the Department of Public Safety web site (www.dps.state.mn.us), complete it and bring it in to the Police Department (bring ID to show you are the applicant).

2. Complete an application at the Police Department.

You must reside in the City of Inver Grove Heights.Please allow seven to 10 business days to process the application. If you're approved, you will be contacted regarding your next step. If you're not approved, will will contact you to explain the reason for denial.A permit to acquire is valid for one year. Each year you must come in and renew your permit if you wish to purchase additional firearms. You don't need to renew your permit to continue to own current firearms.

We don't accept payment for citations, you need to contact any one of the Dakota County Service Centers and they will look up your citation number. You have the option of paying them over the phone with a credit card. 651-554-6200 for the Northern Service Center.